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Cringy ‘Democrats in heaven’ memes are here to ruin your day

People are doing it again.

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Kahron Spearman

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People are doing it again. On the morning of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ inauguration, people created those extremely cringy and ridiculous “Ruthkanda“-like photo edits. However, this time, these people made grossly unnecessary photo edits with notable Democrats in heaven, peering down with gleaming approval.

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If you remember the sometimes-moving (or sometimes-wild) tributes for Ruth Bader Ginsburg, these are in the same vein and often include the late Supreme Court justice.

https://twitter.com/vranaenae/status/1351937051369857030

“Democrats in heaven” got a boost around the election in November. Dan Rather tweeted, “Am I the only one picturing John Lewis and John McCain watching the returns together?” To that message, someone replied with problematic cartoon visualizations that water-down the rich legacies of many Black leaders into cartoon characters.

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But it’s started right back up in the last couple of days.

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Actress Fran Drescher posted a rendering, with late Democrat (or Democrat-leaning) people including Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elijah Cummings, John Lewis smiling down on both Biden and Harris, as they embrace. The curious addition is that of John McCain.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CKQCEOtFduB/

Another one shows Ginsburg, Lewis, and (again) McCain, together in a strange edit.

https://twitter.com/darkblue1012/status/1350175539189846016
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Some of the “Democrats in heaven” ideas have been well done and appropriate, such as a rendering completed by illustrator Mike Luckovich, which shows a triumphant John Lewis celebrating critical Senate wins for Rev. Ralph Warnock and Jon Ossoff.


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